Participation And Engagement Officer needed with Brent Council

Start Date- ASAP

Location - Brent

Duration - initially 3 months

Hours per week - 18.5 hours per week

Salary - £25 ltd an hour

Description:

• To ensure that children and young people of Brent, including care and youth justice experience children and young people are actively involved in the governance, evaluation and improvement of services appropriate to them including involvement in needs assessments, strategy development, options development, procurement and review


• To promote and enhance the value and impact of participation to children and young people of Brent and Council managers and leaders to effectively foster positive perceptions of young people in the borough through engagement and participation activities


• To ensure that children and young people have a positive meaningful experience of participation through developmentally appropriate engagement which is sensitive to disability, special education need, trauma and loss


• To develop and lead participation and engagement sessions with children and young people

What is required?

• Evidence of significant relevant CPD


• Detailed knowledge of youth participation and the National youth agenda


• Must be able to demonstrate expert knowledge and understanding of participation and its importance in shaping the delivery of services to children and young people


• Proven track record of managing projects, involving children and young people and delivering outcomes through direct management and working with others


• Experience of working with children and young people from diverse backgrounds

If you are interested please call Jemma Molloy on 01772 208964 or email me your CV - jemma.molloy@servicecare.org.uk

If this role isn't right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly to our engaged and devoted team and you refer them, you will receive a referral bonus of £250.

The benefits of working with SCS;

• A specialist, dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact


• Exceptional referral bonuses - £250 per referral placed in to work!


• An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK


• Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.


• Payroll service twice a week.


• Ltd and PAYE payment options available.


• Annual training budget of up to £250 and continued online CPD training.


• Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.


• DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge.